Two residents of Washington State sued four operators of social online casinos. The defendants were Huuuge Games, DoubleDown Interactive, High 5 Games and Playtika.
The plaintiffs were Sean Wilson and Adrienne Benson. The first one spent about $20 on virtual chips playing Huuuge, High 5 and Playtika games. Benson lost about $1,000 at the DoubleDown social casino.
The court has not yet ruled on any of the claims, but there is a possibility that it will not be in favor of gaming companies.
The fact is that at the end of March this year, the court banned the Big Fish Casino social slots company from operating in Washington after a similar lawsuit, which was helped by the Tousley Brain Stephens law firm.
The same company has prepared two current lawsuits, and the working teams are headed by the same employees as in the case with Big Fish Games.
Apparently, the March court decision in Washington State can now be used as a precedent against all social casinos and companies using similar monetization mechanics in their products.
According to the financial company JP Morgan, free-play online slots generated $3.8 billion in 2016. The expected growth of this segment of the gaming industry is 10% per year.
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